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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian дура́к (durák), morphologically analyzable as дур (dur, “brutal, boorish”) (obsolete) + -ак (-ak).
Pronunciation
Noun
дура́к • (durák) m (feminine дура́чка) (obsolescent)
- boor, churl, hulk
Declension
References
- “дурак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “дурак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
дура́к • (durák) m anim (genitive дурака́, nominative plural дураки́, genitive plural дурако́в, feminine ду́ра, diminutive дурачо́к or дура́шка)
- (derogatory) fool, simpleton, idiot (stupid person with poor judgment)
- (card games) durak (a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser)
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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
дура́к • (durák) m pers (genitive дурака́, nominative plural дураки́, genitive plural дуракі́в, feminine ду́ра, diminutive дурачо́к) (colloquial)
- fool, simpleton, idiot (stupid person with poor judgment)
- (card games) durak (a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser)
Declension
Declension of дура́к (pers velar masc-form accent-b)
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Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “дура́к”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дурак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “дура́к”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN